Lot 107
  • 107

Ben Nicholson, O.M.

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Ben Nicholson, O.M.
  • July 31 54
  • signed, titled and dated July 31 54 on the reverse
  • pencil and oil wash on paper
  • 44.5 by 39.4cm.; 17½ by 15½in.

Provenance

Redfern Gallery, London
Galerie Beyeler, Basel, 1968
Private Collection, Hamburg, 1970, and thence by descent to the present owner, 1988

Exhibited

London, Redfern Gallery, Summer Exhibition: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Graphics, June - September 1968, cat. no.270.

Condition

Not viewed out of the frame. Executed on cream wove paper which appears to have been affixed with tabs to the backing card. The sheet undulates very slightly but otherwise appears sound. The edges of the sheet are uneven in places, and the right and part of the upper edge are deckled. In the lower right corner there is a minor crease which could be an old tear, measuring less than 1cm. The work is in overall good condition. The work is float mounted and presented in a simple wooden frame, housed under glass. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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Catalogue Note

We are grateful to Lee Beard for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.